Villa of János Kádár on Rózsadomb to be used by persecuted Christians from the Middle East

December 16, 2020 at 5:00 PM

The residence of the former leader of the anti-clerical one-party state, János Kádár, is to be used by persecuted Christians. Today, the Prime Minister handed over the villa's keys in the 2nd District to Ignatius Aphrem II, Syrian Orthodox Patriarch.

On the morning of 16 December, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ceremoniously handed over the key to the Kádár villa in the 2nd District of Budapest to Ignatius Aphrem II, Syrian Orthodox Patriarch. Thus, the former residence of the anti-clerical one-party state will be used by the persecuted Christian Church – Bertalan Havasi, Deputy Secretary of State for the Prime Minister's Press Office, informed the MTI.

In addition to the Hungarian Prime Minister and the Syrian Patriarch, the friendly meeting was attended by Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of Mosul Nicodemus, Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of Damascus Timotheus, Zsolt Semjén, Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State Azbej Tristan. Patriarch Ignác Efrém II. praised Hungarian efforts in the protection of persecuted Christians, and expressed his gratitude for the offer allowing them to use the building, the Communications chief said.

The former Kádár villa is located in the 2nd District at 21 Cserje Street (Photo: MTI/Prime Minister's Press Office/Zoltán Fischer)

Bertalan Havasi noted that the Hungarian state has been providing life-saving assistance to Christian communities persecuted for the past four years because of their beliefs through the Hungary Helps Program. Hungarian support has led to the successful completion of humanitarian projects organized by the Syrian Orthodox Church in Syria, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon, which have supported the long-term survival of these communities in their homeland.

Source: MTI

Cover photo: The former Kádár to be used by Christians from the Middle East (Photo: MTI/Prime Minister's Press Office/Zoltán Fischer)

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